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You will have huge scope for growth and development, alongside great earning potential and comprehensive benefits.\nPlease note, we are only able to consider applicants with the right to work in the UK and won’t offer visa sponsorship for this position. This position is working a 4 on 4 off, days 7am-7pm, shift pattern.\nWhat our Senior Equipment Engineers do\nAs a Senior Equipment Engineer, you will lead and coordinate maintenance of semiconductor equipment in specific technologies (Implant/Etch), with a value up to £10m per tool. In addition, you will use your experience with fault finding to component level to diagnose the root cause of intricate problems, while coaching and mentoring junior engineers.\nThis is a hands-on senior engineering role with clear responsibility for equipment reliability, maintenance standards, and technical improvement. You will work closely with shift engineers and wider manufacturing teams to resolve complex repair issues and ensure equipment remains safe, available, and optimised.\nKey responsibilities include\nMaintenance Leadership: Lead effective equipment maintenance programmes across assigned technologies\nFault Diagnosis & Repair: Evaluate and diagnose complex equipment problems, identify root causes, and complete appropriate repairs\nEquipment Optimisation: Monitor, maintain, and optimise equipment performance to enhance functionality and prevent problems\nTechnical Coaching: Train and mentor less experienced engineers in equipment maintenance and fault-finding techniques\nDocumentation: Create, review, and maintain procedures and documentation for equipment checks and maintenance activity\nContinuous Improvement: Lead equipment experiments, improvement actions, and technical projects\nCross-Shift Support: Work with shift engineers to resolve complex repair issues effectively\nFlexibility: Respond flexibly to changing departmental and operational priorities\nWhat you will need\nEssential\nThe ability to work a 4-on 4-off days, 7am to 7pm, shift pattern\nDegree /HNC/HND or relevant qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline or equivalent experience\nA proven track record of delivering technology or equipment improvements\nExperience in maintaining equipment within a light engineering or robotics background\nSolid understanding of electronic and mechanical principles\nProven fault-finding and diagnostic skills, including component level investigation\nGood communication skills, both written and verbally\nStrong training skills and technical familiarity with product and equipment\nKnowledge of tool FMEA/RCA and standard quality tools i.e 4c/8d’s\nBeneficial\nPrevious exposure to specialised semiconductor equipment, or maintaining equipment within a light engineering or robotics environment\nExperience of mentoring or managing less experienced engineers\nInterview process\nStage 1: Recruiter review\nStage 2: 30 mins Teams interview\nStage 3: 60 mins on site interview & tour\nWhat your benefits will include:\nRemuneration & Reward - Starting base salary and shift allowance = £64480+ (DOE), plus a bonus scheme of up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance\nHealth & Wellbeing - 24.5 days annual leave + 182 roster days off, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions, and a variety of sports and social clubs\nProfessional Development - Opportunity to complete a leadership and management qualification, possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways\nCorporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability - A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work\nDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030\nTalent acquisition based on Nexperia vacancies is not appreciated. Nexperia job adverts are Nexperia copyright © material and the word Nexperia® is a registered trademark.\nD&I Statement\nAs an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. 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